I actually have a sponsor, work the steps, as well as benifit from the fellowship. I pray, even though it feels hollow to me, and I try. I have also found that many people in AA are in the same boat as I am, or at least at one point they were. You are all really missing the point of the program. Bill W. did not start with a higher power. There is so much of the program catered towards people having a spiritual awakening as a RESULT of the steps. You don't have to come in believing in ANYTHING. You guys seem to have a blind prejudice that is not in the AA literature at all. I don't think it is cool to get all sidetracked on these debates when Miami is clearly in need, so I apologize. I just think that anyone, including you Miami, God or not, can benifit from AA.